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Microsoft Massacres Valentines Day!

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fell on Valentines Day this week and no doubt blew out the romantic plans of a lot of people in the IT Industry! With

IT Ambulance sets the standard for Data Security.

Any organisation who works under the constraints of ISO based systems will recognise the amount of effort that goes into establishing and then continuing the process development

Windows 11 Fails to Make Headway.

Windows Computers make up 76% of the worlds computing technology compared to only 15.7% from the next biggest competitor OSX. Windows 11 has been on general release

Will the UK Drop GDPR?

Despite promises back in 2018 that European GDPR rules enshrined in The Privacy Act 2018 were here to stay post Brexit, the Conservative Party have been making

Microsoft Exchange and Dell, Zero day exploits under attack.

In a flurry of activity overnight, our technicians rushed to patch two zero day exploits to Microsoft Exchnage under active attack. Vulnerabilities were discovered in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013,

Sophos Firewalls, Critical Patch Released.

A critical security hole in the Sophos Firewall has been patched, but not before attackers found and exploited it. The vulnerability, identified as CVE20223236, exists in the User Gateway and Webadmin components of the firewall in version 19.0 and earlier. Although it did not receive a

The Russian Threat- Settle in for the long haul!

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in May had all of us in the IT Industry, particularly those involved in Infosec at a febrile state of alert. Russia

Which is the best AntiVirus Solution?

On July 15th, the results of the latest Business Security Test 2022 (March – June) by AV-Comparatives were released. Security solutions from 18 leading cybersecurity companies were tested for their ability

IT Shortages are already here!

China imposed fresh restrictions to cities across the country a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to stop local Covid hotspots from spreading. Wuhan itself was

Ransomware Gang hold NHS Hostage

The NHS has confirmed that they are currently in the middle of a Ransomware attack. NHS England strategic supplier Advanced provides digital services including patient check-in and

Microsoft Patch Tuesday was a Biggy

Since the invasion of the Ukraine started the increase in security patches has perhaps not surprisingly been notable. Yesterday Microsoft patched 171 bugs , with 17 of

Embarrassing Meltdown at Google and Oracle Cloud

As the mercury hit a shade over 40 Degrees Centigrade on Monday and Tuesday in London it put a lot of pressure on IT Teams across the

Should we take out Cyber Insurance?

We are often asked about how insurance can help in an organisations overall approach to cyber threat. In truth, during the pandemic the insurance companies seemed to

How Do I Find The Best IT Support Company Near Me?

Trust and quality define the two key factors when it comes to finding the best local IT support companies out there. Getting the decision right first time

IT Support Services: How To Choose The BEST Company

So you’ve decided your organisation has reached the limits of your existing support resource and it’s time to investigate letting a specialist manage your needs. It’s time

The Rise and Rise of Smishing

Whilst we must not lose sight of good old fashion Phishing, Spear Phishing and Whaling which still seem to catch out the unwary this weeks news bulletin

Last Call! 130% Tax Break on New IT kit.

For business, these have been a challenging couple of years and we now have 25% Corporation Tax to look forward to. However, there is a tax concession

Microsoft Super Patch Tuesday

Yesterday Microsoft released 145 patches to resolve vulnerabilities in its software including 10 that are labelled “Critical”. This unfortunately does not include the PrintNightmare zero-day vulnerability that

Step One in Protecting Online Assets

Over and over again we see statistics that show that your biggest risk to your network security is a weak or predictable password. Once a Mal-Actor has

Microsoft Hacked- Are we safe?

In a week where Azure services were particularly targeted by Mal-Actors and Microsoft admitted that the source code for its search engine Bing had been compromised in

Dump Kaspersky AV -NOW!

Way back in 2017 the National Cyber Security Agency (A UK based arm of GCHQ) issued a warning to government departments to not use Kaspersky Antivirus products.

Cyberwar- Week 2 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

We remain on a state of high alert versus a very capable cyber-enemy in Russia. It is of specific concern that the Russian Federation may see the

Cyberwar- Week 1 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

So, after weeks of being on high alert to an increased threat from Russian state sponsored hacking groups, things have not really changed much here in the

82% of British Firms Payout on Ransomware

A sad indictment of the state of British Cyber -Security was published by the BBC this week. Security firm Proofpoint conducted market research that found 82% of

Parasol -Lessons Learned from Breach

We reported last week about Payroll Umbrella firm Parasol and an encryption attack that caused it to shut down its operations (leaving many contractors unpaid) while it

Parasol & Brookson – simultaneous cyber attacks.

The umbrella organisations that manage payroll for contractors have become rather cash rich of late and there is no doubt some antipathy from the freelance community having

Cyber Security and Privacy goes Nuts

This week we read about Gloucester City Council and how they were the subject of a suspected Russian hacker attack using Sleeper Malware that affected their systems

Welcome to New Controls in Cyber Essentials

IT Ambulance welcomes the changes to the standards set by Cyber Essentials that have now come into force for auditors. Cyber Essentials is the UK Government endorsed

Dire Risk of Data Wiping Attacks

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has warned of the likelihood of data wiping attacks occurring in the light of an increasingly menacing stance being taken

Offcom agenda for 2022/23 brings welcome news

Ofcom (the telecoms regulator) announced its agenda for managing the telecoms industry today and buried in the small print are some items that I think we will

Windows 11, can’t even give it away!

Microsoft’s launch of its Windows 11 Operating system for client machines is not looking very popular with very few businesses saying that they are planning a roll

A worrying new trend for company officers

A data breach could be devastating or even fatal to your operation. Its a given that your reputation will obviously take a hit, you will suffer the

Data Security and Privacy

How seriously did your operation take GDPR? ICO are rolling on with eyewatering fines and sanctions for companies that did not take this legislation seriously or failed

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